Hey guys :3 So with all the turbulence going around with our yu jing lately I decided it was time to start with the ISS - since they're unaffected by all this :) Ever since I started yu jing I've always been in love with the wu ming models, so a link team of those are neccessary. IF possible I'd like the su jian as well - although I'm unsure if it's viable? From what I've gathered people pretty much always take the Ninja KHD / Sophotect, both of which are hard to fit when I try to make lists.. Here's my first draft so far: Imperial Service ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 8 CELESTIAL GUARD (Kuang Shi Control Device) Combi Rifle + Light Smoke Grenade Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 13) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) SÙ-JIÀN Spitfire, Light Flamethrower, Panzerfaust / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 59) GROUP 2 7 WÚ MÍNG HMG / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 39) WÚ MÍNG Boarding Shotgun + 1 TinBot B (Deflector L2) / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 33) WÚ MÍNG (Fireteam: Duo) Combi Rifle + E/Mitter, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 32) WÚ MÍNG Panzerfaust, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 29) ZHÀNYING Hacker (Hacking Device) Breaker Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 32) CELESTIAL GUARD Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13) PANGGULING (Minesweeper, Repeater) Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) 6 SWC | 298 Points Open in Infinity Army Things that worry me: * Nothing really good to swap to the Su Jian group, would he die early on. * Pretty obvious LT for people that know the faction * Very limited specialists Models I own / can easily put in (can buy more as well though) Ninja KHD, Hsien multi + hmg versions, both kanren versions. Any input is highly appreciated :)
The group of Kuang Shi + Su Jian lends itself a lot more to the Su Jian duo, not only for survivability but also for range bands. Not having anything else in that group is fine -- if your Wu Ming link dies, just command token a Kuang Shi link together and throw burst two chain rifles at everything. You also have very little to stop an enemy in the reactive turn. The Wu Ming link has a single Panzerfaust, and the Su Jian also just has a Panzerfaust for ARO weapons. I would consider adding a Rocket Launcher to the Wu Ming link to have at least one long range ARO for the first turn. No engineer or doctor is also a big problem, IMO. The Sophotect is expensive but it's really really good.
Totally viable, though it may depend on the mission you're trying to prepare for. In missions where button pushing is minimal, I've had the following work very well for me: Imperial Service ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 SÙ-JIÀN Spitfire, Light Flamethrower, Panzerfaust / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 59) WÚ MÍNG Heavy Rocket Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 33) WÚ MÍNG Heavy Rocket Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 33) WÚ MÍNG (Fireteam: Duo) Combi Rifle + E/Mitter, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 32) WÚ MÍNG (Forward Observer) Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 31) ZHÀNYING (Forward Observer) Breaker Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 25) SOPHOTECT Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 31) YUDBOT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) YUDBOT Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) CHAĪYÌ Yaókòng Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) KǍNRÈN Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Combi Rifle, Chain-colt / Pistol, Monofilament CC Weapon, Knife. (0 | 29) CELESTIAL GUARD Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 13) 6 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army You can swap the Kanren for a Ninja KHD at your preference, I like the Kanren because it provides a lot of midfield presence for minimal investment. You lean a lot on the Wu Ming HRLs for defense, but I've found them up to the task in most cases. Linked Heavy Rocket Launchers and the Su-Jian provide the offensive punch. Try it out and see how it works for you.
Yeah it is viable but i see it more with a 10 order list, with the Su Jian as a first round rambo or a 3rd round back up
Thanks for your replies, maybe I'll keep the list / variants of it to limited insertion only :) I'll see if I can get a test game with that list in soon.
I like excercises in list buiding. I gues as long as you don’t need to many specialists, due to the scenario (and play against hacker light opponent), you might want to try something like this (I know I do): Imperial Service ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 2 WÚ MÍNG HMG / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 39) WÚ MÍNG MULTI Rifle + Light Grenade Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 39) WÚ MÍNG Heavy Rocket Launcher, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (2 | 33) WÚ MÍNG (Fireteam: Duo) Chain Rifle, Submachine Gun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) ZHÀNYING (Forward Observer) Breaker Combi Rifle / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 25) SÙ-JIÀN Spitfire, Light Flamethrower, Panzerfaust / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 59) HSIEN Lieutenant MULTI Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, AP CCW. (+1 | 57) CELESTIAL GUARD (Kuang Shi Control Device) Combi Rifle + Light Smoke Grenade Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 13) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) 6.5 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army One may always change zhanying to another WuMing duo with chain rifle.